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8.Earnings Momentum — Pre/Post-Earnings Watchlist + Confirmation

Overview

Earnings is scheduled volatility. The best edge comes from structure:

  • pre-earnings: identify candidates (trend + strength + liquidity)

  • post-earnings: act only when direction is confirmed (gap + hold)

Part A: Pre-Earnings Watchlist (Daily)

Filter for:

  • earnings within next 7–10 days

  • liquidity (volume threshold)

  • trend alignment (MA50 vs MA200)

  • strength (near 20–60 day highs or relative strength vs benchmark)

Output a watchlist of clean candidates, not predictions.

Part B: Post-Earnings Momentum (Gap + Hold)

(Here’s a non-earnings, macro-market example of the same concept: XAUUSD (Gold) breakout signals)

Gap-Up Long (“Gap and Go”)

Requirements:

  • gap up above threshold (e.g., 3–5%)

  • holds above opening range high (first 15–30 minutes)

  • volume expansion vs recent baseline

 

Entry: break above opening range high

Stop: below opening range low or ATR-based

Exits: partial at +1R, then trail

 

Gap-Down Short

  • Symmetric rules:

  • gap down above threshold

  • fails to reclaim opening range mid/high

  • breakdown continuation trigger

 

Risk Rules (Tail Risk Control)

  • limit number of earnings trades per day/week

  • cap exposure per ticker

  • skip ultra-chaotic opens (range too large)

How to Use This in TradeOS

Use TradeOS to keep a pre-earnings watchlist workflow and a post-earnings confirmation checklist, so you only focus on high-quality gap-and-hold setups.

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